Table 17-19
Consider a small town that has two grocery stores from which residents can choose to buy a loaf of bread. The store owners each must make a decision to set a high bread price or a low bread price. The payoff table, showing profit per week, is provided below. The profit in each cell is shown as (Store 1, Store 2).
-Refer to Table 17-19. What is grocery store 2's dominant strategy?
A)Grocery store 2 does not have a dominant strategy.
B)Grocery store 2 should always set a low price.
C)Grocery store 2 should always set a high price.
D)Grocery store 2 should set a low price when grocery store 1 sets a low price, and grocery store 2 should set a high price when grocery store 1 sets a high price.

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Table 17-19
Consider a small town that has two grocery stores from which residents can choose to buy a loaf of bread. The store owners each must make a decision to set a high bread price or a low bread price. The payoff table, showing profit per week, is provided below. The profit in each cell is shown as (Store 1, Store 2). 
-Refer to Table 17-19. What is grocery store 2's dominant strategy?
A)Grocery store 2 does not have a dominant strategy. 
B)Grocery store 2 should always set a low price. 
C)Grocery store 2 should always set a high price. 
D)Grocery store 2 should set a low price when grocery store 1 sets a low price, and grocery store 2 should set a high price when grocery store 1 sets a high price.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A dominant strategy is one that results in the highest payoff for a player regardless of what the other player does. If setting a low price always results in a better or equal outcome for grocery store 2 compared to setting a high price, then setting a low price is the dominant strategy.

Table 17-19 Consider a Small Town That Has Two Grocery Stores from Stores